The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is the latest creation from the makers of Until Dawn, offering various co-op modes in addition to the classic single-player experience. We explain how you can turn the horror game into a spine-chilling movie night!
What is The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan? The developers at Supermassive Games present a new installment in survival horror following the success of Until Dawn. The Man of Medan is the first of several installments in the so-called “The Dark Pictures Anthology”, where you can accompany a group of friends through living and dying as in Until Dawn.
While Until Dawn was still a pure single-player experience, in Man of Medan you have several multiplayer modes to choose from.
What game modes are included? You can either scare yourself classically alone or experience together with friends the creative ways the developers send their characters to the great beyond.
Man of Medan distinguishes between two cooperative game modes you can choose from: the so-called Shared Story and Movie Night.
Shared Story for two players
This is how the Shared Story mode works: You experience the story together with a friend via the internet. Who plays which character depends on the respective game situation and the significance of the characters for the scene in question.
It can even happen that you have to confront each other with decisions that influence the course of the game. If a character meets their end, you take control of another figure.
Those communicating via a PlayStation party can directly discuss the decisions made. It becomes particularly exciting when your choices affect your partner’s life.
The Movie Night for two to five players
This is how the “Movie Night” mode works: The movie night is supposed to be just what you understand by that: Two to five friends gather for a cozy evening on the couch. In this game mode, each player can control one of the five friends and influence the life and death of the game character.
The game is played alternately, depending on which character is currently in focus. If you lose your controlled character, you’re out but can of course observe the survival struggle of your friends – just like in a movie.
The movie night also offers opportunities for smaller challenges, for example, which character dies last or the joint effort to save all characters alive across the “finish line”.
How long does the movie night last? The playtime is estimated at about 4 hours. Instead of a “normal” movie, you’ll be expecting more of an epic like The Lord of the Rings in terms of length. However, it’s of course possible to split a gaming session over several evenings.
With 69 different types of death, the incentive should also be high to play through Man of Medan more frequently.
What do you think of these co-op modes? Are you interested or do you prefer to scare yourself alone?
